Creating Groupings in Moodle

Groupings are groups of Groups. They can contain several groups, and are useful for implementing group assignments and other functionalities in the course.

This article provides instructions on how to manually create Groupings in Moodle.

Creating Groupings in Moodle

First, navigate to the Groupings page:

1. In the course menu at the top of the Moodle course, select the Participants tab.
2. In the drop-down menu at the top left of the page, select Groupings from the list.

This opens the Groupings page, where Groupings can be created and edited.

Creating a Grouping

To create a Grouping:

1. In the Groupings page, click the Create grouping button.
2. In the Create grouping page, set Grouping name to a descriptive name.
3. At the bottom of the page, click the Save changes button.

The Grouping has now been created, and Groups can be assigned to it.

Clicking the Edit icon (which looks like a pencil) in the Edit column will reopen the settings page for the Grouping to allow for changes.

Managing Groups in a Grouping

After the Grouping is created, Groups can be added to and removed from the Grouping.

Assigning Groups to a Grouping

Groups can be assigned to a Grouping in the Groupings page.  To assign a Group to a Grouping:

1. In the Groupings page, find the Grouping to assign Groups to.
2. In the Edit column, click the Show groups in grouping icon (which looks like a person).
3. In the Add/remove groups page, in the Potential members menu, select the Groups to add to the Grouping.
4. Click the Add button to add those Groups to the Grouping.
5. Click the Back to groupings button to save changes and return to the Groupings page.

This will add the Groups to the Grouping so they can be used for group mode in activities or the course.

Removing Groups from the Grouping

To remove Groups from the Grouping:

1. In the Groupings page, find the Grouping to assign Groups to.
2. In the Edit column, click the Show groups in grouping icon (which looks like a person).
3. In the Existing members menu, select Groups to remove.
4. Click the Remove button to add those Groups to the Grouping.
5. Click the Back to groupings button to save changes and return to the Groupings page.

This will remove those Groups from the Grouping.

Additional Resources

Groupings (MoodleDocs)

Groups and Groupings (DELTA User Guide)

Group Work in Moodle: Introduction and Examples (DELTA Teaching Resources Website)

For additional assistance, please contact the LearnTech Help Desk at learntech@ncsu.edu or (919) 513-7094, or via the Get Help form on the DELTA Knowledge Base.